or pick your starting city — the number is how many trails we list.
One destination. One adventure to choose.
Pick your hiking destination, then explore the regions and the trails: 180 trails in 12 regions.
By François Dumaine
Explore destinations in France
Don't miss: Mont Buet
Don't miss: Lac de Bious Artigues
2 trails
Don't miss: Réserve naturelle nationale de la baie de Canche
Hiking in Hauts-de-FranceÎle-de-France, Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, Réunion and Mayotte: no trails published yet.
Whatever your style of adventure, there is a way to hike that suits you.
Ideas for accessible hikes to make the most of a region.
For example: Cascade des petites aiguières, Occitanie
Destinations to string several days of trails together and discover a region in depth.
For example: Parc naturel régional des Volcans d'Auvergne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Several days on the trail? Plan your first multi-day hike
The ideal season depends on the region, the altitude and the conditions.
Check the destination before you set your dates.
Photo: Cascade de la Brive, Ain
For the widest choice: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (49 trails described), Occitanie (39), Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (35) and Nouvelle-Aquitaine (20). Every region has its own page and its selection of the best hikes.
Each trail page gives the level, the distance and an estimated duration. To start, begin with your region’s selection: a Top 10 for five of them, the 9 best in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and the 5 best in Bretagne and in Corse.
No. It depends on the place: parks and several reserves may charge an access fee, sometimes with a booking, while other trails are free to enter. The trail page says so when the information is known: always check with the site manager.
On the site manager’s website: each trail page says who manages the trail when the information is known. For the weather, check the local forecast before you go.
Free guide: 25 hikes under 2 hours from Montreal
Distance, elevation, parking and season for each one. The ones we go back to ourselves.
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